If you were unable to join us in person at IPWatchdog Studios for PTAB Masters™ 2024, a part of the IPWatchdog Masters™ series, register now to watch the broadcast of the PTAB Insights: An In-Depth Examination of the PTAB Landscape panel. This panel was recorded on January 29, 2024.

This panel will take a look at the biggest issues, cases, and decisions from 2023, including decisions designated as precedential by USPTO Director Kathi Vidal, attempts to clear up confusion over the meaning of the “compelling merits” memo, the likelihood that the Supreme Court will weigh in on Intel’s challenge to discretionary denials, USPTO attempts to mitigate fears regarding leadership influencing PTAB decisions, new paneling procedures for the PTAB, the decline of serial and parallel petitions, sua sponte Director Review, and more.

Materials

Vidal Designates Precedential PTAB Decision on Provisionals as Prior Art Under AIA

Vidal Attempts to Clear up PTAB Confusion Over ‘Compelling Merits’ Memo

USPTO Tells SCOTUS to Skip Intel’s Challenge to Fintiv Framework

USPTO Proposes Rule to Mitigate Fears that PTAB Decisions are Being Influenced by Leadership

New USPTO Paneling Guidance for TTAB and PTAB Requires Disclosure of Financial Interests Regardless of Dollar Value

USPTO Retires POP and Extends Director Review to Institution Decisions

USPTO Says Serial and Parallel PTAB Petitions Have Declined